Options flow recap: August 21, 2026
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On August 21, 2026, 135,152 options prints traded $22.1B in premium: 59% in calls, 41% in puts. 52% of the premium was in contracts expiring the same day. The largest single print was MU 1190 put for $429M.
$22.1B
Premium
59% / 41%
Calls / puts
52%
Same-day expiry
135,152
Prints
Largest options trades on August 21, 2026
| Time | Ticker | Contract | Size | Premium | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:38 | MU | 1190P Aug 21 | 19,970 | $429M | — |
| 09:38 | MU | 1200P Aug 21 | 9,349 | $211M | — |
| 09:32 | TSLA | 400P Aug 21 | 24,745 | $136M | — |
| 09:32 | TSLA | 390P Aug 21 | 26,356 | $117M | — |
| 09:32 | TSLA | 380P Aug 21 | 25,004 | $87.1M | — |
| 09:32 | TSLA | 395P Aug 21 | 16,335 | $81.6M | — |
| 09:38 | MU | 950C Aug 21 | 26,260 | $80.6M | — |
| 11:21 | TSLA | 360C Aug 21 | 20,439 | $69.5M | — |
| 12:02 | TSLA | 360C Aug 21 | 11,507 | $68.8M | — |
| 09:38 | MU | 1100P Aug 21 | 5,437 | $68.6M | — |
| 09:38 | SNDK | 1600C Aug 21 | 18,278 | $55.8M | — |
| 15:56 | TSLA | 360C Aug 21 | 1,181 | $54.1M | — |
| 09:35 | META | 620P Aug 21 | 7,008 | $51.8M | — |
| 11:20 | TSLA | 355C Aug 21 | 3,386 | $51.0M | — |
| 15:26 | TSLA | 360C Aug 21 | 3,877 | $50.4M | — |
| 09:39 | AMD | 550P Aug 21 | 6,037 | $48.8M | — |
| 15:56 | TSLA | 365C Aug 21 | 14,294 | $46.7M | — |
| 09:38 | MU | 960C Aug 21 | 19,614 | $46.2M | — |
| 09:34 | AVGO | 420P Aug 21 | 8,160 | $46.2M | — |
| 12:02 | TSLA | 355C Aug 21 | 1,164 | $43.7M | — |
| 09:43 | ORCL | 170P Aug 21 | 15,296 | $43.0M | — |
| 09:33 | SPY | 765P Aug 21 | 123,491 | $42.2M | — |
| 10:20 | TSLA | 350C Aug 21 | 19,233 | $41.3M | — |
| 09:33 | TSLA | 345C Aug 21 | 121,132 | $40.3M | — |
| 09:31 | SMH | 635P Aug 21 | 5,538 | $40.3M | — |
Most options premium by ticker
| Ticker | Premium | Calls | Puts | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | $5.5B | 77% | 23% | 6,667 |
| NVDA | $1.8B | 62% | 38% | 6,162 |
| QQQ | $1.8B | 55% | 45% | 5,777 |
| MU | $1.7B | 40% | 60% | 2,239 |
| SPY | $1.6B | 46% | 54% | 5,745 |
| AMZN | $752M | 68% | 32% | 4,886 |
| SNDK | $645M | 58% | 42% | 2,182 |
| AAPL | $624M | 60% | 40% | 4,337 |
| SPCX | $518M | 63% | 37% | 4,898 |
| AMD | $507M | 37% | 63% | 3,994 |
| META | $460M | 38% | 62% | 4,320 |
| MRVL | $434M | 75% | 25% | 4,677 |
| MSTR | $353M | 90% | 10% | 3,088 |
| PLTR | $320M | 81% | 19% | 4,521 |
| MRNA | $311M | 53% | 47% | 3,056 |
| MSFT | $287M | 66% | 34% | 3,864 |
| AVGO | $263M | 20% | 80% | 3,869 |
| HOOD | $231M | 90% | 10% | 2,379 |
| NBIS | $230M | 43% | 57% | 1,765 |
| ORCL | $197M | 37% | 63% | 3,356 |
| GOOGL | $196M | 31% | 69% | 1,124 |
| GOOG | $169M | 30% | 70% | 1,316 |
| GDX | $145M | 89% | 11% | 2,160 |
| INTC | $144M | 34% | 66% | 1,998 |
| LITE | $130M | 55% | 45% | 702 |
A large print is a trade, not a verdict: the buyer may be hedging stock, closing a position or one leg of a spread. Read flow alongside where dealers are positioned, which each ticker's page shows from the closing book.
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